Bangalore: Wipro has announced a partnership with Mountain View based Authentise Inc, a leading provider of 3D printing technologies and consulting services. This strategic partnership between Wipro and Authentise will enable adoption of additive manufacturing among the Global 2,000 companies.

Building on its extensive Engineering and R&D services experience, this alliance will help Wipro to deliver the full spectrum of 3D printing services including consulting, design optimization, software & system integration, product management and testing services. The partnership will benefit customers willing to explore, expand or improve additive manufacturing initiatives across automotive, aerospace, healthcare, hi-tech, consumer electronics, telecom and other engineering-driven industries.

“We see additive manufacturing as an enabler to solve the challenges faced by the limitations of traditional manufacturing practices. We are excited about this partnership and committed to solve the product design challenges in 3D Printing. Wipro’s global expertise in design for additive manufacturing and metal printing, coupled with the software and consulting experience of Authentise, will help deliver fully integrated solutions for additive manufacturing,” said Anita Ganti, Senior Vice President & Global Head of Product Engineering Services, Wipro Limited.

“Authentise empowers businesses by taking their additive manufacturing initiatives from lab to production scale. Our partnership with Wipro, a company with deep engineering expertise as well as scale, allows us to serve these clients even better. Wipro’s commitment to 3D printing signals that the technology is now an established manufacturing alternative. The support for this technology will not only benefit existing clients but it will also help in building the entire ecosystem for 3D Printing,” said Andre Wegner, CEO, Authentise.